Rotational Physiotherapist

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Scarborough; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

An established healthcare provider is seeking a passionate graduate physiotherapist to join their innovative team. This role offers a unique opportunity to develop acute skills in a supportive environment, working alongside experienced clinicians. You will play a vital role in enhancing patient experiences and contribute to service improvement initiatives. With a commitment to staff development, the organization provides structured support and a comprehensive preceptorship program to help you transition from student to confident professional. Join a community-focused team dedicated to delivering high-quality care to the local population while enjoying the benefits of working in a beautiful part of the UK.

Benefits

NHS Pension Scheme

27 days holiday rising to 33 days

Employee Assistance Programme

NHS Car Lease scheme

Cycle to Work scheme

Learning and development opportunities

Discounts on various services

Qualifications

• Graduate physiotherapist with HCPC registration or pending registration.
• Evidence of CPD and postgraduate study in relevant areas.

Responsibilities

• Develop acute skills through clinical practice in various settings.
• Support staff and students while leading service development projects.

Skills

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Flexibility

Patient care

Education

Diploma/degree in Physiotherapy

HCPC registration

Membership of professional body

Evidence of CPD Portfolio

Postgraduate study in relevant area

Job description

Please note that contact with applicants will usually be by email, and so please check all of your mail folders regularly (unfortunately some providers filter our messages into junk mail folders).

Our Values

• We are KIND
• We are OPEN
• We pursue EXCELLENCE

We are looking for applications from people who share our values to help make us a valued and trusted partner within our care system, that delivers safe effective care to our local population.

Job overview

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Contract Type: Permanent

• Are you a graduate physiotherapist, looking for an opportunity to develop your acute skills?
• Are you HCPC registered, or will you be by the end of the year?
• Do you want to play a key role in improving the experience of our patients?
• Do you want to be part of an innovative and highly motivated Physiotherapy team, making positive changes happen daily?

This physiotherapy rotation opportunity at Scarborough and Bridlington offers the chance to experience clinical practice in acute and rehabilitation settings. We have enthusiastic and experienced clinical teams, who will support your post graduate development at a pace to suit your needs.

You will have opportunities to support staff and students, as well as drive and lead in service development projects and quality patient care. The Trust actively promotes staff development through a structured support process, which will be available to you for both clinical and managerial supervision and encouragement to explore other learning opportunities.

If you have any queries or wish to discuss further please do not hesitate to get in touch.

Main duties of the job

You will also have access to peer support, both from the senior clinicians in Scarborough/Bridlington, as well as wider AHP peer support within the York Trust.

We run an excellent practical and simulation-based on-call training program for physiotherapists, with bite-sized practical training sessions available throughout the year. There is opportunity to support the voluntary orthopaedic weekend rota.

You will have the advantage of being able to develop skills with patients with high acuity, as seen in larger hospitals, whilst having the benefit of being a close working community of a smaller hospital.

We are proud to offer our Multi-Professional Preceptorship Programme to all newly registered practitioners. This is a wonderful opportunity to welcome you into your new teams and our Trust, providing you with support and guidance as you develop in confidence and competence whilst transitioning from student to autonomous professional.

Preceptorship lasts 12 months and you will be assigned a preceptee who will support coach, mentor and guide you through regular meetings, along side a program of structured learning.

Working for our organisation

We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:

• Access to the NHS Pension Scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
• 27 days holiday rising to 33 days (depending on NHS Trust service)
• A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave
• Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
• NHS Car Lease scheme and Cycle to Work scheme
• An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
• Discounts on restaurants, getaways, shopping, motoring, cinema and finance from a range of providers

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

A full description of the role is available in the attachment: job description.

Please note that if a high number of applications are received this advert may close early. You are advised to submit your application at the earliest opportunity.

Person specification

Education, Qualifications and Training

• Diploma/degree in Physiotherapy
• HCPC registered Physiotherapist or will be registered within 6 months
• Membership of professional body
• Evidence of CPD Portfolio
• Evidence of postgraduate study in relevant area

Experience & Knowledge Required

• Experience in a wide range of student placements to include hospital in patients and respiratory work
• Working knowledge of a broad range of conditions.
• Experience of working in a multidisciplinary health care team
• Knowledge of the Physiotherapy process, its application in clinical practice and its role within the organisation
• Experience of NHS acute care work, complex discharge planning
• Experience in supervision of others

Skills & Attributes

• Organised, prioritise workload take responsibility for delivering results within agreed timescales with changing priorities, pressures and with frequent interruptions
• To communicate complex information effectively, clearly, and accurately in plain simple language, both verbally and in writing, able to communicate effectively where language barriers exist
• To function effectively as part of a team
• Able to work as part of respiratory weekend and on-call rota.

Aptitude & Personal Qualities

• Flexible & adaptable
• Demonstrates Professional demeanour at all times.

Values and Behaviours

• Ability to demonstrate our organisational values & behaviours

Please note that some of our substantive vacancies may be available on a smaller number of hours than advertised. If you would be interested in applying on this basis, we would encourage you to contact the appointing manager to enquire further.

DBS Checks

Please be aware that all new employees starting work with us will be charged for the cost of their DBS check if it is required for the role. The cost will be deducted from your salary either in 1 payment or over a six month period once you start employment. By applying you are agreeing to this undertaking. If you are successful you will be asked to confirm if you wish to pay in one amount or in instalments. The charges are currently £27.38 for a standard check and £55.38 for an enhanced check. The level of check will be determined by the post you are applying for.

Please note that Volunteers and Bank only staff will not be charged.

The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) offers a confidential checking service for transgender applicants in accordance with the Gender Recognition Act 2004. This is known as the sensitive applications route, and is available for all levels of DBS check - basic, standard and enhanced.

The sensitive applications route gives transgender applicants the choice not to have any gender or name information disclosed on their DBS certificate that could reveal their previous identity. To contact the sensitive applications team, please telephone [phone] or email [e-mail] .

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Please note, the selection processes at York & Scarborough Teaching Hospitals are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right skills and values. We remain vigilant against candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn’t accurately reflect their skills. You will be required to acknowledge that you are aware of this before submitting your application.

Agile and Flexible Working

We are committed to helping all staff balance their work with other commitments and have recently launched our new Agile and Flexible Working policy to support this, entitling all staff to request flexible working from day one – for all posts. We encourage you to speak to the recruiting manager named within this advert to discuss any requirements you may have.

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

All our employees have access to a free, confidential counselling and wellbeing support service. Our EAP is available 24/7, 365 days a year.

A bit more about us and the surrounding area

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is situated in a fantastic part of the country that is home to two national parks, a beautiful coastline, and the city of York - consistently voted one of the best places to live in the UK. We provide a comprehensive range of acute hospital and specialist healthcare services for approximately 800,000 people living in and around York, North Yorkshire, North East Yorkshire and Ryedale - an area covering 3,400 square miles.

Our annual turnover is approaching £0.5bn. We manage eight hospital sites and have a workforce of around 10,000 staff working across our hospitals and in the community.

Sponsorship

If you require sponsorship to work in the UK, check you are eligible under the UKVI points based system online. Not all jobs we advertise are eligible for sponsorship.

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.